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5. A Brief Overview of the Online Bird Trade in Vietnam.

Author

Leupen, Boyd T. C., Gomez, Lalita, Nguyen, Minh D. T., Shepherd, Loretta, and Shepherd, Chris R.

Subjects
*WILD bird trade, *WILDLIFE conservation, *ORNAMENTAL birds, *ENDANGERED species
Abstract

Unsustainable commercial exploitation poses a serious threat to many of Vietnam's native bird species. Here we report on a survey of the country's online bird trade, conducted across four major online platforms. Between 9 March and 3 April 2020, a total of 434 posts were recorded, accounting for 834 individuals of at least 50 species, ten of which have not been recorded in Vietnamese trade before. Ninety-two percent of the recorded species were native to Vietnam and 18% (n=9) of the species, accounting for 15% (n=115) of the recorded individuals, are protected under Vietnamese law. Recorded prices ranged between VND16,667 (~US$0.7) and VND7 million (~US$303), depending on the species and on a bird's specific singing qualities. The highest trade numbers were found on Chợ Tốt (186 posts, 335 birds), followed by Facebook (161 posts, 325 birds), Chợ Vinh (82 posts, 169 birds) and Chim Cảnh Đất Việt (5 posts, 5 birds). The scale of the observed trade appears to confirm a partial shift towards online platforms in Vietnam's bird trade, or at least an increase in the use of online platforms to trade wild birds. In anticipation of a further development of this trend, we urge the Government of Vietnam to improve regulations and to take greater enforcement action against illegal online trading practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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7. A Brief Overview of the Online Bird Trade in Vietnam.

Author

Leupen, Boyd T. C., Gomez, Lalita, Nguyen, Minh D. T., Shepherd, Loretta, and Shepherd, Chris R.

Subjects
*SPECIES distribution, *WILD animal trade, *SOCIAL media
Abstract

Unsustainable commercial exploitation poses a serious threat to many of Vietnam's native bird species. Here we report on a survey of the country's online bird trade, conducted across four major online platforms. Between 9 March and 3 April 2020, a total of 434 posts were recorded, accounting for 834 individuals of at least 50 species, ten of which have not been recorded in Vietnamese trade before. Ninety-two percent of the recorded species were native to Vietnam and 18% (n=9) of the species, accounting for 15% (n=115) of the recorded individuals, are protected under Vietnamese law. Recorded prices ranged between VND16,667 (~US$0.7) and VND7 million (~US$303), depending on the species and on a bird's specific singing qualities. The highest trade numbers were found on Chợ Tốt (186 posts, 335 birds), followed by Facebook (161 posts, 325 birds), Chợ Vinh (82 posts, 169 birds) and Chim Cảnh Đất Việt (5 posts, 5 birds). The scale of the observed trade appears to confirm a partial shift towards online platforms in Vietnam's bird trade, or at least an increase in the use of online platforms to trade wild birds. In anticipation of a further development of this trend, we urge the Government of Vietnam to improve regulations and to take greater enforcement action against illegal online trading practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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10. Trade in White-rumped Shama Kittacincla malabarica demands strong national and international responses.

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LEUPEN, BOYD T. C., KRISHNASAMY, KANITHA, SHEPHERD, CHRIS R., CHNG, SERENE C. L., BERGIN, DANIEL, EATON, JAMES A., YUKIN, DAIRYSIA ANTHONY, HUE, SHARON KOH PEI, MILLER, ADAM, NEKARIS, K. ANNE-ISOLA, NIJMAN, VINCENT, SAABAN, SALMAN, and ALIIMRON, MUHAMMED

Subjects
WHITE-rumped shama, CAGE birds, INTERNATIONAL trade, BIRD conservation, ANIMAL species
Abstract

Owing to its remarkable singing ability, the White-rumped Shama Kittacincla malabarica is a particularly popular species in the South-East Asian cage-bird trade. Despite domestic trade being regulated in six out of nine South-East Asian range states, demand continues to put a heavy strain on the region's White-rumped Shama populations. The lack of international regulation further facilitates unsustainable trade in the species. We gathered data from seizure records, market surveys and online surveys to assess domestic and international trade dynamics and to suggest appropriate conservation responses to both. Combined data from surveys across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, carried out between 2007 and 2018, found a total of 8,271 White-rumped Shama for sale openly in local bird markets. Another 917 were found for sale online in six snapshot internet trade studies in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand between 2016 and 2018. In addition, 432 seizures were recorded between 2008 and 2018, involving 15,480 birds; significantly, 291 of these occurred between January 2014 and June 2018. Of all recorded seizure incidents, 12% involved international trade and accounted for 67% (10,376) of all White-rumped Shama seized. Because most seizure records are incomplete, the true figure is likely to be much higher. We strongly recommend that White-rumped Shama be listed in Appendix II of CITES and that, as a stopgap measure, the range states list the species in Appendix III of CITES. Such CITES listings would facilitate improved documentation and assessment of the White-rumped Shama trade and provide authorities with a muchneeded tool to combat unsustainable international trade in the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018

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